::warm and cozy::

Now that my hormo-nies are back to normal, let's continue with our talk about the nursery. Architectdad and I were very concerned about keeping the nursery warm and cozy for O. So we turned upside down the libraries of our respective firms, trying to find the perfect materials.

We were mainly looking for window treatment and floor covering. After extensive search and a lot of help from my interior design guru and style maven , C.B., I found the perfect floor covering. Since we are not big fans of wall-to-wall carpets (yech!), we decided to use carpet tiles instead.

You are probably thinking, ewww...carpet tiles? Like the ones they use in office spaces??? NOOO!!! These are the new generation of tiles that are specifically designed for the home. We could've used our many Turkish rugs for the nursery--courtesy of our friend Aydin from Blacksheep Carpets; but the advantage of using carpet tiles is, if one tile is soiled, you can replace it with a new one. Perfect for babies and kids

Through our professional contacts at Interface FLOR, we bought about 30 modular tiles for the entire room. Each tile is about 19.7" x 19.7". I designed a custom pattern using three different colors of the same style. Architectdad cut the pieces into halves and quarters strips, and laid them out according to the pattern. The final product is seamless and gorgeous, if I may say so myself! With over 50 styles, you could even mix and match the styles to create your own look.

For the window treatment, I wanted to use classic modern patterns from Maharam's 'Textiles of the 20th Century' collection. In particular, I wanted to layer the Eames 'dot pattern sheer positive' over the 'dot pattern sheer negative' to filter the light. Unfortunately, I couldn't order the fabrics in time. Instead we layered a thick velvet curtain over a sheer white panel for the winter. Now that the weather is warm, the Eames panels would be perfect.

::nursery furniture::

For architectdad and me, other than the actual pregnancy and birthing processes, decorating the nursery was probably the highlight of our entire baby experience so far. After searching all over for the perfect nursery furniture, we decided on the Aerial line from Nurseryworks.

A friend, who is currently pregnant (congratulations to A and E!), asked me which pieces of baby furniture we have. The pieces we bought are the Aerial crib with the toddler conversion kit, the Two Wide changing table and the Sleepytime rocker. All of the pieces are custom, meaning, you can pick your desired design and color for the ends, slats, rails and changing table door. We picked the snow circle ends with bead slats, and snow circle door. The rails for the bed and changing table are dark pine. The rocker is copper microsuede with dark ash legs. The website is interactive, so play around with the different combinations...it's fun! We bought the Nurseryworks bedding in orange Macaroni and pink Sea Holly. For a boy, I love the blue Peaberry. So modern and crisp.

Try buying the furniture from a place that offers free shipping, because you certainly don't want to pay $500 extra for shipping. However, since the items are heavy, there may be a surcharge anyway for handling. Try Design Public...seems like their handling fee is the lowest.

For the walls, we painted it a crisp white and applied wooden circles from FOLD on top. The circles are shipped primed and ready for paint. We painted the circles white, pink and orange to create a custom pattern. You may want to buy more than one set of circles, because each set only comes with 8 pieces. We bought two sets from Design Public; one set of smaller circles and another of larger circles. I also bought some round mirror discs and integrated them into the pattern.